The program, which typically accepts 12 companies per class, starts Dec. 3 and will run until June, Aranguibel said. For HotSwitch, it means $36,000 along with access to online services and development resources.

Accelerator programs are typically geared toward tech companies and provide mentors, money and other services with a goal of pushing companies forward.

Starter Studio, for instance, has hosted four classes of startups and has seen several of its graduates go on to raise money, hire employees and release tech products.

Aranguibel, 23, cofounded the company along with Ravel Antunes, 25, a Valencia College student who has worked at Disney. Aranguibel's uncle, Disney Media's Leonardo Aranguibel, serves as adviser.

The company has previously raised $110,000 in capital.

HotSwitch provides a place for friends and strangers, if so chosen, to watch television together and interact socially during an episode.

Andres Aranguibel says the company hopes to add a virtual reality component in the future.

"We are in the middle of a golden age of TV," Aranguibel said. "We saw no viable recourse for viewers to be able to engage socially, other than very saturated Twitter feeds. We wanted to tackle that problem."